Latin
contumāx
‘stubborn, obstinate’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin contumāx.
3 English words in this record descend from Latin contumāx, most familiar first.
- contumacious
- contumacy ← contumācia
- contumacity ← contumacite ← contumacité ← contumācia
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Etymograph / Latin contumāx